Home » Keeping Score

‘Addams Family’ composer dies at 93

20 October 2009 1,292 views 5 Comments

mizzy-organVic Mizzy, the composer who penned the popular Addams Family theme (known for its congenial use of harpsichord and fingersnaps), has died at the age of 93. He did of heart failure Saturday at his home in Bel-Air, according to news reports. For film and television music fans, Mizzy was known as a composer with a rare gift – his themes, and scores, had an instant catchiness and were highly influential in the television media. Mizzy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 9, 1916, and studied at the New York University. After many years in the song-writing business (together with Irving Taylor and Mann Curtiz), Mizzy started out in television in 1960, writing music for the series Moment of Fear and then moved on to other projects, including The Richard Boone Show, Klondike and Kentucky Jones. He made his big break with The Addams Family in 1964, with the late 1960s comedy Green Acres following shortly thereafter. In terms of feature films, Mizzy scores included The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Reluctant Astronaut and The Shakiest Gun in the West.

VIc Mizzy is survived by his daughter, a brother, and two grandchildren. The funeral service was held at Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, today.

5 Comments »

  • six pack abs said:

    Hi,Thank you very much for your cool post, there are loads of valuable information that I think many guys donn’t know.

    # 7 August 2010 at 6:14 am
  • hypotheek said:

    Hoeveel kan ik lenen? (hypotheek). Wat worden mijn maandlasten? (hypotheek) … Hoeveel hypotheek heb ik nodig? Hoe hoog is de boete die ik nu zou moeten

    # 12 August 2010 at 6:47 am
  • lenen said:

    BKR problemen? Nu Geld lenen zonder BKR toetsing? Op zoek naar betrouwbare aanbieders? Wij vergelijken banken die u toch kunnen helpen aan een betrouwbare

    # 14 August 2010 at 12:40 pm
  • lenen zonder bkr toetsing said:

    Lenen zonder BKR toetsing gaat vandaag heel gemakkelijk. Binnen een paar uur geld lenen zonder BKR toetsing doet u hier, lees snel verder

    # 15 August 2010 at 7:33 am
  • Wholesale hats said:

    wholesale new era hats

    Wholesale baseball hats

    Wholesale New Era Caps

    # 2 September 2010 at 8:01 am

Feel free to comment!

Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS.

Keep discussion on topic. Be nice. Spam will be deleted instantly.

You can use these tags:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

This is a Gravatar-enabled weblog. To get your own globally-recognized-avatar, please register at Gravatar.

Spam Protection by WP-SpamFree Plugin